• THE SUBMARINES
AUGUST 31 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• JAIL WEDDINGS (Record release)
OCTOBER 22 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• EL TEN ELEVEN, BATHS
OCTOBER 13 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• CHILDISH GAMBINO (Second show added)
AUGUST 18 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• THE FUNERAL PARTY
Tuesdays in September - BOOTLEG THEATER

• DARKER MY LOVE (Dangerbird Records)
AUGUST 17 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• CHIEF
AUGUST 20 - BOOTLEG THEATER

• DAWES, SAM SPARRO
AUGUST 21, 22 - SUNSET JUNCTION (Fold Stage)

THURSDAY, JULY 29 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
VANITY THEFT 10p
B-NOIRS 11p
THE BROKEN COLUMN 9p

VANITY THEFT
"...earning respect and fans throughout the Midwest playing upbeat, catchy, and melody driven music that borders on indie and hard rock. Together they (vocalists) are able to manipulate melodies and lyrics in a way reminiscent of Taking Back Sunday or Thursday, but with female range and compassion." - Dayton Daily News

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $8
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
ALEX & SAM 9p
JUDSON AND MARY 10p
FIERCE CREATURES 8p

ALEX & SAM
"Silverlake's Alex & Sam are one of LA's latest outfits that can only be described as "clever comfort music." Down-tempo though absolutely never dull, this duo (backed by an ensemble not limited to bass, drums, accordion, organ, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, and harp) have influences ranging from string-heavy Nick Drake ("Starting Something New") to the likes of Rosie Thomas and sophomore-album Norah Jones ("See You Through") spewing out its creative pores. Though unique in its throwback appeal, their sound isn't so familiar and doesn't contain a single trace of new-folk condescension. Alex & Sam's writing personality gives the indie scene a well-deserved beating by paying tribute to simplicity with substance, and without the irony that is often associated to unplugged groups. Trading off lead vocals though never forgetting to plug in those lush harmonies, Alex Silverman and Samantha Sidley are a duo of massive musicality; and while it's likely that their Berklee School of Music chops could blow anyone away, it seems that their aim is in refining the art of restraint in a pop-melodic avenue. Mission beyond accomplished. Pure, unfiltered, and a poster group in the definition of true talent, Alex & Sam are one of the matchless gems that this town has luck in claiming its own. Feeling left out? Catch "Sounds Like This: Part One," their latest EP available on iTunes now." - Hugo Gomez, The Deli LA

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 - BOOTLEG THEATER - FREE
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
FERRABY LIONHEART (The Jack of Hearts record release)
NICOLE SIMONE 8:30p
THE ROMANY RYE 9:30p

FERRABY LIONHEART
On August 3rd 2010, Ferraby Lionheart will release his new album, The Jack Of Hearts, on Thirty Tigers. The Jack of Hearts is Ferraby's second album after releasing Catch The Brass Ring in 2007, which was preceded by his debut EP in 2006.   With songs like "Tickets to Crickets" and "Small Planet," Ferraby's detailed story telling, signature vocals and inspiring live performance have made him a beloved musician at home and abroad.

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - FREE
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
BIG BLACK DELTA (John from Mellowdrone) 10p
A DECENT ANIMAL 9p
WRONG WAY DRIVER 12a

TWILIGHT SLEEP
"I caught Twilight Sleep live once and, hell, their singer's voice sounded flawless and filled up the place like nobody's business. " - Radio Free Silver Lake

"Full of movement and feeling with sound combinations ranging from sleek to slightly raw, there is a post-punk vibe to the music that feels like 1983 married to an up-to-the-minute Silver Lake sensibility" - Performer Magazine

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
WOOLEN 10p
CUE THE MOON 11p
THE DENOUEMENT 9p
DONA NICHA 12a

WOOLEN
Woolen occupy new aesthetic terrain while borrowing, sometimes liberally, from divergent genres such as shoegaze, doo-wop, Americana, and a noisy brand of bombastic indie-rock.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $8
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
MICHAEL RUNION 10p
FRANKLIN FOR SHORT 9:15p
3'S AND 9'S 8:30p

MICHAEL RUNION
Michael Runion is a tall buck toothed mexican kid from Ventura, CA, who has spent the last decade in Los Angeles, CA. He sings and write songs, but you shouldn't think of him as a singer songwriter. You're better off regarding him as a writer, or a musician. Either way, he sings soft and pretty, but he himself is not soft and pretty. Which isn't to say he's tough, either. He's somewhere between soft and tough. Sensitive and rough? That's where he and his music live.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
DEATH KIT 11p
STANDING SHADOWS 9p
VERY 10p
DEATH BY PROXY 12a

DEATH KIT
"The bedroom answer to Friendly Fires. Singer-drummer August Brown's quaver sounds straight off the 7-inch singles by Sarah Records staples Brighter and Field Mice. But there's subterfuge beneath Death Kit's sheen. Is this the next great stalker anthem?" -- Kevin Bronson, buzzbands.la

MONDAY, AUGUST 9 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - FREE
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
KISSING COUSINS 9p
ELECTRIC OWLS (Andy from Comas) 10p
MODERN TIME MACHINES 12a

TWILIGHT SLEEP
"I caught Twilight Sleep live once and, hell, their singer's voice sounded flawless and filled up the place like nobody's business. " - Radio Free Silver Lake

"Full of movement and feeling with sound combinations ranging from sleek to slightly raw, there is a post-punk vibe to the music that feels like 1983 married to an up-to-the-minute Silver Lake sensibility" - Performer Magazine

MONDAY, AUGUST 9 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $8
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
ZOE MUTH AND THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS 9p
VAGRANT VALLEY 10p
ERIN MCLAUGHLIN 8p

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10 Adv/$12 Day of Show
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE JOY FORMIDABLE 10:30p
DIVISION DAY (Dangerbird Records) 9:30p
THE ARKELLS 8:30p

THE JOY FORMIDABLE
Having sold out multiple UK tours throughout 2009 and taken to the road in this country in support of the likes of Editors, this self contained band, recording studio, label and design company in one has also made their mark across the globe, touring Europe with The Temper Trap and visiting the US with Passion Pit, where support dates were supplemented by their first two headline US shows, both sold out and the subject of high praise amongst the cognoscenti of New York City and the US music scene.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
LILA NELSON 10p

LILA NELSON
What began as knack for lyricism and harmony blossomed into enviable song crafts-womanship, stage savvy and musicianship.   Nelson's sound is both seasoned and fresh. In a razor sharp world that favors the soundbite, Nelson maintains a rich inner life, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a profound facility for poetry--all delivered in a sizzlingly charismatic package.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $8 Adv/$10 Day of Show
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE UPSIDEDOWN (Portland)
MAGIC MIRROR
1776 (Portland)

THE UPSIDEDOWN
Listen...The Upsidedown can be heard in the living rooms of America lately, having received prime time television placements on NBC, ABC, Mtv, VH1, while being featured on HBO's True Blood and FX's Sons of Anarchy. Of all of life's continuous and recurrent lessons, the unpredictability of outcomes remains one closest to our heart: we try, we fail, we succeed unbeknownst, or fail blatantly only to be proven happier and stronger for our once deemed losses. Every artistic document: novel, bridge, sculpture, and photograph is a cumulative offering of endeavor and fortune; The Town With Bad Wiring is our best, thus far, to you.  

MONDAY, AUGUST 16 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - FREE
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
USELESS KEYS 10p
FUTURE GHOST 9p
CASTANO 12a

TWILIGHT SLEEP
"I caught Twilight Sleep live once and, hell, their singer's voice sounded flawless and filled up the place like nobody's business. " - Radio Free Silver Lake

"Full of movement and feeling with sound combinations ranging from sleek to slightly raw, there is a post-punk vibe to the music that feels like 1983 married to an up-to-the-minute Silver Lake sensibility" - Performer Magazine

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
THE PRIDS 10p
LOTAN BOBA 9p

THE PRIDS
"The Prids are not only a really good band but they are also very nice people. They are all lucky to be alive after their van took a turn for the worse last year. They are what is good about independent music. They are getting out there and bringing a unique and worthwhile thing to their audience, this is what it's all about." - Henry Rollins

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10 Adv/$12 Day of Show
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church) Second show added!
CHILDISH GAMBINO (Donald Glover of Community) 11p

CHILDISH GAMBINO
"Childish Gambino sounds like serious business. His verses are filled with witty one-liners you would expect from someone of his comedy pedigree, just not in the context you would expect." - Music for Ants

"You may know him from YouTube, you may know him from 'Community,' but he hopes you'll begin to know him from hip-hop too. As an artist named Childish Gambino... His album 'Culdesac' hits the Internet. The album has already been downloaded more than 10,000 times, garnering no small amount of buzz among rap and hipster blognoscenti. Mixing b-boy braggadocio and cunning wordplay, it details a specific worldview with numerous references to being a social outcast, experiencing trouble with women, getting punked out while growing up, as well as Glover's mom's abiding concern that he'll turn into "the black Heath Ledger." " - LA Times

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
CASSORLA 10p

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10 Adv/$12 Day of Show
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church) Advance tickets are sold out, a limited amount of walkups may be available on the night of the show
CHILDISH GAMBINO (Donald Glover of Community) 11p

CHILDISH GAMBINO
"Childish Gambino sounds like serious business. His verses are filled with witty one-liners you would expect from someone of his comedy pedigree, just not in the context you would expect." - Music for Ants

"You may know him from YouTube, you may know him from 'Community,' but he hopes you'll begin to know him from hip-hop too. As an artist named Childish Gambino... His album 'Culdesac' hits the Internet. The album has already been downloaded more than 10,000 times, garnering no small amount of buzz among rap and hipster blognoscenti. Mixing b-boy braggadocio and cunning wordplay, it details a specific worldview with numerous references to being a social outcast, experiencing trouble with women, getting punked out while growing up, as well as Glover's mom's abiding concern that he'll turn into "the black Heath Ledger." " - LA Times

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
THE COLOR TURNING 10p
MANOUK (feat. Ex-member of Black Heart Procession) 11p

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $15
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
BEN SOLLEE 11:15p

BEN SOLLEE
"Sollee's own songs on Learning to Bend channel the artists he heard his parents play while growing up -- Wilson Pickett, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding -- with a touch of the folk recordings he later discovered. Sollee pays tribute to these singers with a remarkably soulful voice of his own and some surprising instrumentation. At the heart of Learning to Bend is Sollee's warm and resonate cello, an instrument he's plucked and bowed since he was a child." - NPR

MONDAY, AUGUST 23 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - FREE
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
HELEN STELLAR 10p
BY SUNLIGHT 12a
ROBOTANISTS 10p

TWILIGHT SLEEP
"I caught Twilight Sleep live once and, hell, their singer's voice sounded flawless and filled up the place like nobody's business. " - Radio Free Silver Lake

"Full of movement and feeling with sound combinations ranging from sleek to slightly raw, there is a post-punk vibe to the music that feels like 1983 married to an up-to-the-minute Silver Lake sensibility" - Performer Magazine

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
CHROMIUM HEART 9p

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
THE MUDDY REDS 9p

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
SHANNON CURTIS
JT SPANGLER
AARON BEAUMONT

SHANNON CURTIS
"... a beautiful piano player who sounds like the love child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones." - LA Times

MONDAY, AUGUST 30 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - FREE
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
GLISS 10p
THE HUNDRED DAYS 12a
BIG MOVES 9p

TWILIGHT SLEEP
"I caught Twilight Sleep live once and, hell, their singer's voice sounded flawless and filled up the place like nobody's business. " - Radio Free Silver Lake

"Full of movement and feeling with sound combinations ranging from sleek to slightly raw, there is a post-punk vibe to the music that feels like 1983 married to an up-to-the-minute Silver Lake sensibility" - Performer Magazine

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $15
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE SUBMARINES 10:30p

THE SUBMARINES
The Submarines weave together themes drawn from their immediate surroundings and experience: the garden outside, and the push and pull of life and love inside. Their influences range from old-school dub, to intricately layered electronica, to vintage pop. While some songs started with a traditional guitar-in-hand approach, many began with instrumental tracks composed by Dragonetti, which Hazard then completed with words and melody, drawing on each of the their musical strengths.

"Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti, who are the Submarines, hooked up, broke up, wrote songs about each other and then got married... Coupledom in indie rock has a special patina, an unrivaled potency." - LA Weekly

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
GOOBY GOO & PEEKERS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $8
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
SEVEN SATURDAYS (Record Release) 11p
HELEN STELLAR 10p
TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN 9p

SEVEN SATURDAYS
"Last year I got my mind expanded by the instrumental rock of Jonathan Haskell, who was making music as Firs. Now Haskell has combined that moniker with his side project as Seven Saturdays, still bending ears with intricate compositions that unfold like  time-lapse photographs of flowers blooming. Seven Saturdays' new album-length EP (five songs, almost 30 minutes) features some of the same players as his Firs material -- Morgan Kibby (M83), Mike Garson (David Bowie/Smashing Pumpkins), Eric Heywood (the Pretenders) and Lester Nuby (Verbena) -- as well as vocalists Julie Morin and Alastair Milne and production assists from Daniel Farris (St. Vincent). It's headphones music that feels, at once, like an escape and an arrival. Or spend 8 minutes with "A Beautiful Day" and decide which." - Buzzbands

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE FUNERAL PARTY 10:30p

THE FUNERAL PARTY
Funeral Party is a five-piece band that formed late one night in a park.   The band quickly developed a following and a D.I.Y. ethos that encapsulated East Los Angeles' rich musical history. Initially, the band didn't even own equipment and had to borrow it from bands they played with at East Los Angeles backyard parties and warehouses. Funeral Party quickly achieved a mythic stature in the Los Angeles underground. Lars Stalfors, engineer for Mars Volta, invited the band to record in Volta's studio in East L.A.   What is unique about Funeral Party is the band's universal appeal; there exist numerous infusions in their music. This band is crucially important as they have created a visceral music that encapsulates the experiences of contemporary youth. Funeral Party's sound is shaped by disparate realities, manifested in the band's musical approach.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
BLACK JESUS (feat. Members of The Janks) 11p

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
THE FARAWAY PLACES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
EYES LIPS EYES 9p

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE FUNERAL PARTY 10:30p

THE FUNERAL PARTY
Funeral Party is a five-piece band that formed late one night in a park.   The band quickly developed a following and a D.I.Y. ethos that encapsulated East Los Angeles' rich musical history. Initially, the band didn't even own equipment and had to borrow it from bands they played with at East Los Angeles backyard parties and warehouses. Funeral Party quickly achieved a mythic stature in the Los Angeles underground. Lars Stalfors, engineer for Mars Volta, invited the band to record in Volta's studio in East L.A.   What is unique about Funeral Party is the band's universal appeal; there exist numerous infusions in their music. This band is crucially important as they have created a visceral music that encapsulates the experiences of contemporary youth. Funeral Party's sound is shaped by disparate realities, manifested in the band's musical approach.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
IL GATO 10p
OTIS HEAT 9p

IL GATO
Il Gato is an indie-baroque-folk band from San Francisco, California. Their recent independent release, "All these Slippery Things" (July 2010), is the band's first studio album and second full-length release. It was recorded and mixed at the renowned Tiny Telephone (with overdubs recorded at home), engineered by Ian Pelicci (Deerhoof, Rogue Wave, Hauschka, etc.) and mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering (Broken Social Scene, Death Cab for Cutie, Bon Iver, The Dodos, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, etc.).

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE FUNERAL PARTY 10:30p

THE FUNERAL PARTY
Funeral Party is a five-piece band that formed late one night in a park.   The band quickly developed a following and a D.I.Y. ethos that encapsulated East Los Angeles' rich musical history. Initially, the band didn't even own equipment and had to borrow it from bands they played with at East Los Angeles backyard parties and warehouses. Funeral Party quickly achieved a mythic stature in the Los Angeles underground. Lars Stalfors, engineer for Mars Volta, invited the band to record in Volta's studio in East L.A.   What is unique about Funeral Party is the band's universal appeal; there exist numerous infusions in their music. This band is crucially important as they have created a visceral music that encapsulates the experiences of contemporary youth. Funeral Party's sound is shaped by disparate realities, manifested in the band's musical approach.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
THE FUNERAL PARTY 10:30p

THE FUNERAL PARTY
Funeral Party is a five-piece band that formed late one night in a park.   The band quickly developed a following and a D.I.Y. ethos that encapsulated East Los Angeles' rich musical history. Initially, the band didn't even own equipment and had to borrow it from bands they played with at East Los Angeles backyard parties and warehouses. Funeral Party quickly achieved a mythic stature in the Los Angeles underground. Lars Stalfors, engineer for Mars Volta, invited the band to record in Volta's studio in East L.A.   What is unique about Funeral Party is the band's universal appeal; there exist numerous infusions in their music. This band is crucially important as they have created a visceral music that encapsulates the experiences of contemporary youth. Funeral Party's sound is shaped by disparate realities, manifested in the band's musical approach.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 - BOOTLEG - $10 Adv/$12 Day of Show
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
EL TEN ELEVEN 10:30p
BATHS 9:30p
SISTER CRAYON 8:30p

EL TEN ELEVEN
El Ten Eleven is a Los Angeles-based instrumental indie rock duo consisting of Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty. The densely textured, atmospheric instrumental sounds of their first two full-length albums have been praised alongside the work of such post-rock elite as Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai and Sigur Rós. What really separates El Ten Eleven from their musical peers is that they are only two musicians on stage creating pounding landscapes of sound with no laptops or sequencers.

This is a duo of road-warriors who have built up their fan-base the old fashioned way: by getting out on the road and touring their asses off. They have looped around America more times than they can remember and at each show, new members of the El Ten Eleven faithful are conceived.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 - BOOTLEG THEATER - $10
2220 Beverly Blvd. (Across from Brooklyn Bagel - free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
JAIL WEDDINGS ("Love is Lawless" Record Release) 11:30p

JAIL WEDDINGS
Jail Weddings have taken on the burden of being the 10-member-deep spokespeople for this unique musical atmosphere. With the end of his post-Starvations project Fortune's Flesh, singer/guitarist/songwriter Gabriel Hart has gathered like-minded adventurers (including fellow members of The Starvations, Flash Express, The Sun, Grand Elegance, Terrors, plus some noteworthy newcomers) to round out the line-up of his new outfit, which has mastered an updated take on the darker side of the '60s pop/R&B/vocal corner with the unshakable swamp-punk leanings The Starvations were known for, all combined with the sheen of a certain grandiose mean-streak mutant torch song drama.

"...music that is mind-blowing.   Along with Shawn Foree and Ryan Adams, it doen't get much better." - Garage Punk Hideout

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - $8
CULPRIT 10p

CULPRIT
Anyone can play sugary, watered down pop music. Aggressive, riffy rock is also just as easy to come by. But Culprit? These boys march to the beat of their own drum while mixing experimental songwriting with a pop sensibility in creating an invigorating musical experience. Their latest effort, "Redeemer," is the perfect blend of chord-driven rock and ambient, dreamy breakdowns - perfect for any atmosphere. Not only does Culprit exceed the musical standard by leaps and bounds, they will also warm your heart with their undeniable charm and wit. Spend a day with Culprit, and you'll feel like a newborn kitten.